CVE-2007-0811

Public Exploit

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 on Windows 2000, and 6.0 SP2 on Windows XP, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an HTML document containing a certain JavaScript for loop with an empty loop body, possibly involving getElementById.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 46.52% Top 5%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://osvdb.org/37636	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22408	vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3272	exploit
http://www.powerhacker.net/exploit/IE_NULL_CRASH.html	exploit url repurposed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0811?: CVE-2007-0811 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0811?: To fix CVE-2007-0811, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-0811 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-0811 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~47% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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